“We’re going to put on a great show to explain why we got together. The magic of the songs will still be there. We won’t be a tribute band.”

He adds: “We won’t have a new album per se – but we will have new pieces of music and we’ll figure out how to release it once it’s done.”

The singer reveals that three additional band members have been “locked in” for the tours, with the possibility of a fourth being added, but he says it’s too early to name them.

He recently released The Invention Of Knowledge, his collaborative album with Flower Kings leader Roine Stolt. Asked about the chance of touring the music, Anderson says: “We talked about it – but we want to see the public reaction. I would love to perform the album with a choir. We’ll see what develops.”